Connecticut · Rock climbing · Berlin · Near Middletown

Cross Section

One of twenty routes catalogued at Winter Wall, Connecticut, spanning 5.3 to 5.9. First ascent by Mike Heintz, Ken Nichols, February 1976.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
YMCA Camp Sloper
Campground
Campground · 1.1 mi from the trail
Eat after
Par For The Course
Bar and grill restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJoe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Davison Art Center
Gallery
In town
University art museum in Middletown, Connecticut

Also worth it near here
- Short MountainSummit · Next doorPhoto: 5ju989nfhs50 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Smith PondLake fishing · Next door
- YMCA Camp SloperCamping · ~2 min drive
- Silver Lake Boat LaunchBoat launch · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Cross Section
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
1. Jan
  37° / 19°
  10 wet
2. Feb
  39° / 20°
  9 wet
3. Mar
  47° / 28°
  10 wet
4. Apr
  60° / 38°
  11 wet
5. May
  70° / 48°
  13 wet
6. Jun
  79° / 57°
  12 wet
7. Jul
  84° / 63°
  12 wet
8. Aug
  82° / 61°
  12 wet
9. Sep
  75° / 54°
  11 wet
10. Oct
  64° / 42°
  12 wet
11. Nov
  52° / 32°
  10 wet
12. Dec
  42° / 24°
  11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meriden Markham Muni Ap, CT, 6.4 mi away at 103 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.